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Openflows, Inc. is a worker cooperative committed to bringing cutting edge open source software solutions to non-profits, NGOs, educational, cultural, and progressive community organizations. Openflows has over a dozen years of experience working collaboratively and transparently with our clients to customize and develop databases, websites, servers, and other supporting technologies.

Openflows excels in long term collaborations with Advocacy groups, Non-Profit organizations and Educational and Cultural organizations who leverage technology and rely on customized software to implement their mission, programs and to coordinate their daily operations. Through clear communication, careful planning, and phased development cycles we match organizational workflows with the most current Free Software solutions available. We identify areas where custom development is necessary to match the complex and unique requirements of each project, and build as needed to deliver the agreements we’ve made to our clients. This methodology has proven to maximize our client's budgets, the sustainability of using these software platforms for our clients, and our successful ongoing relationships with our clients.

As a long-time member and supporter of the Free Software Foundation, we believe free/open source platforms offer the greatest efficiency flexibility and stability. Our team of developers has contributed to and worked with major platforms, including Drupal and CiviCRM, and we are proficient in many coding languages. We believe that open source software is not just technologically superior, but that free access to information and open collaboration is what the internet was meant to be used for.

From our central offices in New York City a network of collaborators stretches across North America and beyond. Learn about who we are here, or contact us to discuss how we can support your work.

Featured Project

The Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prizes, awarded annually since 1917, are regarded among the highest honors in U.S. print journalism, literary achievement and musical composition. Openflows re-implemented their 15-year-old website.

What We're Thinking About

One of the key things that makes OCTL different from many other free software/open source consulting groups is that we have no investors. We built the company based on labor and the needs of our clients.

At the end of the day, our decisions are based not on what is in the best interests of shareholders, but on the commitments and relationships we have with the companies and organizations we work with.

OCTC Workers are members of either the U.S. Freelancers Union or Communications Workers of America - Local 1180.